Anecdotes of Tianyuan: The Long Night is Young

It's already winter, and the red plums are on the branches, waiting to bloom.Ruyu is also about to give birth, these few days she has not even paid her respects to her mother and concubine, Zhao Xiyan is guarding Ruyu in the mansion.

In the practice room, Zhao Xiyan was reviewing the saber techniques given by the general a few days ago, his shoulders were drenched with sweat.

"My lord, my lord, hurry up, Madam Yu is going to give birth." Xiangyun hurried over, panting.When Zhao Xiyan heard this, he immediately dropped the sword, put on his outer robe, and went to Yougu Garden.He heard Ruyu's cry of pain from a long distance away, but the midwife and others stopped him and refused to let him in.

"Your Majesty, the lady inside is giving birth to a child, so you cannot enter because of your noble status."

"There are so many details? Well, the king of this county is waiting outside. Xiangyun! Xiangyun! Did uncle invite you?"

"My lord, my uncle has invited me and is on my way."

"Hurry up and find someone to see where you are."

"My lord, don't be in a hurry, there is time." Xiangyun Maliu ran to pick him up.

"Ah~~~It hurts" Ruyu cried out in pain, her voice was also hoarse.

"Ma'am, please work harder to give birth to a small son for the king of the county, don't talk anymore, and work hard!" Mama Zhang encouraged Ruyu while guiding her.It's been half an hour since Xia Changqing arrived.

"Uncle, go in and see if Ruyu is having a difficult labor? Why hasn't she given birth for so long?"

"Xi'er, when a woman gives birth to a child, a man is not allowed inside."

"But uncle, you are an imperial physician. She is in such pain."

Xia Changqing smiled, "Xi'er, don't worry, that's how women give birth to children, and it's the same when your mother concubine gave birth to you."

Zhao Xiyan couldn't figure it out, "When will the birth be over?" Hearing Ruyu's painful cry, she paced outside the door, helpless, anxious like ants on a hot pot.

Suddenly Ruyu yelled, and the baby's cry came out. "Congratulations to the king, you are a little king. You have become a father." The midwife's excited voice came out.

Everyone in the mansion knelt down and shouted in unison, "Congratulations to the king of the county on the birth of a son."

Zhao Xiyan was dumbfounded, now he is already a nominal father.The midwife carried out the wrapped baby. "Jun Wang, look at the young prince." The midwife carried the child into Zhao Xiyan's hands, and Zhao Xiyan was a little at a loss.Zhao Xiyan took it without even thinking about it, and rushed into the delivery room.

"Ruyu, how are you? Look, this is your child. He's a boy."

"My lord, my concubine is fine, very good, but a little tired." Ruyu's face was very pale, but she could see that she was very happy.Because this is a boy, the thirteenth master has a queen.Ruyu touched the child's face with her fingertips, but the child still couldn't stop crying.This crying made Duanjun Prince's Mansion burst into joy.

"Xi'er, wait a minute. Uncle will give her a pulse." Xia Changqing was also quite happy. Finally, King Duanjun had an heir. When his daughter married in the future, she didn't have to worry about the heirs. Just adopt the eldest son.Ruyu was too tired, Xia Changqing felt the pulse, prescribed a prescription, told the servant girl, and she fell asleep.Xia Changqing left, and Zhao Xiyan was filled with grief and joy while holding the child.He stood under the plum blossoms, looking at the sky, "Thirteenth brother, have you seen it? My brother is holding your child. He is a boy. You have a child. This child is very healthy and strong, with features like yours. Don't worry, my brother will take care of them for you as long as he lives."

Xianfu Palace

"Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, the king of the county has a young son! You are so happy to have the grandson of the emperor!" Eunuch Fu hurriedly said with joy in his thin and sharp voice.When Concubine Xia heard this, she couldn't help clapping her hands and applauding, "This child is blessed, he is actually the eldest grandson of Emperor Shaoyuan of Daqi."

"The emperor's blessings are profound, and he blesses the empress and the county prince."

"Fuzi, go and bring the golden longevity lock, the white jade bracelet, and the other things you prepared earlier, and send them to Duanjun Prince's Mansion immediately." Concubine Xia Gui was also happy, for the birth of this child brought another baby to her hand. chips.

At the meeting

In the early morning, the emperor's hearty laughter resounded through the hall, "My dear friends, I want to announce a gratifying and congratulatory event. I, Daqi, have the eldest grandson of the emperor! Last night, the eldest grandson of the emperor was born in the duanjun palace."

"Congratulations to the emperor on the birth of the eldest grandson of the emperor, long live my emperor, long live the emperor's eldest grandson Fuze for a thousand years." Wen Wushan of the Manchu Dynasty shouted long live, the emperor's smile was really obvious.

"Come here, pass on my decree. The eldest son of King Duanjun, the eldest grandson of my emperor, is named Zhao Qichen. His mother, the Qiu family, has made great contributions to the country, and has been promoted to be the side concubine of King Duanjun."

"My emperor is wise"

"Your Majesty, I have a book to play." Chen Youlang, Minister of Rites, said

"Chen Shilang, what book do you have to play?" The emperor never thought that the Ministry of Rites had a book recently, and the emperor was really overjoyed.

"Reporting to the emperor, King Duanjun is seventeen years old and has passed the marriageable age. Now the prince of Duanjun has his eldest son, but the mistress has not yet, which is not in accordance with the etiquette. Should the Ministry of Rites choose a concubine for the county king and prepare for the big wedding?"

"Chen Aiqing's words awakened the dreamer. I was so happy for the emperor's eldest grandson. I don't remember that I haven't married a wife yet on the eleventh day. Let's go ahead and choose a concubine for Duanjun Wang. The Ministry of Rites will also take care of it."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites will definitely take care of it carefully." Chen Shilang looked slightly sideways at Prime Minister Su, and Prime Minister Su's eyes were full of approval.

In Duanjun Prince's Mansion, Zhao Xiyan received the imperial decree. She knew that the wedding would come sooner or later, but she never thought that the eldest son was only born for one day.His father was in a hurry to name his eldest grandson (royal children are usually named after the full moon), and prepare for his son's wedding.He was dejected and sighed, wondering which kind of good girl came to live as a widow in his golden cage.It would be great if he could live his life by himself without harming anyone. "Although I didn't kill Boren, he died because of me." Zhao Xiyan held the imperial decree tightly, and came to Ruyu, "Ruyu, today my father promoted you as a side concubine. This child is now the eldest grandson of the emperor. His name is Zhao Qichen. His status is very distinguished and honorable, so you don't have to worry about it anymore." Zhao Xiyan went to Ruyu's bed and said.

"I don't want my child to be rich, as long as he grows up safely and has a kind heart." Zhao Xiyan suddenly envied this child, he has a good mother.It would be nice if his mother and concubine were like this, maybe I could be like Xiaoliu himself.You don't have to climb up to the throne just to be a man, you step on the bones of your brothers.He also knew that he could never become the next Jo Hee-yeon, because he had too many people who he wanted to protect well.The crown prince stared at him covetously. He had a son before the crown prince, so he must be hated by him.What's more, what happened to Shisan was only a year old, and no one has forgotten it.

The matter of Duanjun Wang's selection of concubines was discussed by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.The son of a noble concubine, a young county king, although his mother's background is not the most noble, but looking at Duanjun king with both civil and military skills, he is handsome and extraordinary, and he is deeply loved by the emperor. He is also a prince who can compete with the prince.The prince is violent and unpopular, and the queen is also deceased. In many ways, he is not as good as Duan Junwang.How many nasty things the prince has done to protect his status in the past few years, he himself can't explain clearly.With so many eyes watching, the prince's ambition to force the palace is getting bigger and bigger, and the emperor's dissatisfaction with the prince is also increasing. It will be a matter of time before the prince is abolished.The officials below all rushed to put their daughter in Duanjun Wangfu, who knows if he will be the emperor's father-in-law in the future.

"My minister kowtows to the imperial concubine and concubine, these are all women carefully selected by the Ministry of Rites, regardless of their family background, appearance, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, they are all excellent." Chen Shilang knelt in the main hall of Xianfu Palace, smiling Said.

Concubine Xia saw the portraits, "Chen Shilang, get up first, you are also worried about my son's affairs." She said while flipping through the portraits. "I don't dare to take credit for things that are part of my humble minister's part."

Concubine Xia saw Su Qingshu's portrait at a glance. I have to say that Chen Shilang really has a way. "Chen Shilang, is this woman named Su Qingshu the daughter of Prime Minister Su?" It doesn't make sense. I heard that Mrs. Su's daughter has also admired the county king for a long time." "The daughter of Prime Minister Su must be good." Concubine Xia kept flipping through the portraits, thinking, and saw his brother's portrait as well. Daughter, his own niece—Xia Shuning.Concubine Xia only picked up the portraits of Su Qingshu and Xia Shuning. "Chen Shilang, take these two portraits and report to the emperor." Concubine Xia's focus is more on the fact that after the eleventh wedding, she will be named a prince by the emperor and can enter the court to discuss matters. There is no way to take power.Chen Shilang looked at it like this, the noble concubine chooses either civil or military concubines for the county king, Su Xiang is the head of civil servants, and his mother's Xia family has been military for generations.No matter which one it is, it is beneficial to the county king. "Yes, empress, I will report to the emperor immediately."

Tai Chi Hall, Chen Shilang knelt down in the main hall, and reported to the old emperor, "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine has chosen the daughter of Prime Minister Su, the daughter of Su Qingshu and the head of Xia Yuan, Xia Shuning. Chente presents the portrait. I also ask the emperor to decide. ""Submit it." The emperor sounded extremely calm on the surface.Father-in-law Degui unfolded the portrait for the emperor, and the emperor looked at it, "That's right, these two people have excellent family background and appearance. I don't know what they are, but this is something Eleven likes. Chen Aiqing, tell me about these two people." "Enlightenment Your Majesty, Su Gong's daughter, Su Qingshu is Su Gong's first daughter, she has been proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, has excellent appearance and temperament, and is extremely filial. I know how to be filial to my grandmother." "Xia Shuning, the daughter of the head of the hospital, has also been proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child. .”

"Then emperor, which one should I choose as the concubine?" Emperor Shaoyuan thought, Eleventh was the successor he had always wanted to cultivate, and the prince, a rebellious son, wished that his father, the emperor, would die early every day so that he could inherit the throne.His own descendants were already withered, and the crown prince ascended to power, and several princes could not escape death.Eleventh doesn't want the throne, he can tell, especially after Thirteenth is gone, Eleventh doesn't want the throne even more.Old Eleven has no cronies, nor does he desire power.But his mother and concubine hoped that his son would be emperor.The crown prince is violent, the second child is indecisive, the fifth child is lustful and greedy for money, the seventh child is weak and incompetent, the thirteenth child is dead, the fourteenth child is still young, and the mother's family background is not good. Looking around, there is only this eleventh man who is both civil and military.The emperor was even a little curious about why Eleven didn't like the throne, thinking that the emperor himself did not hesitate to slaughter his brothers for the throne.It may be because of Concubine Xia, some things must be turned against each other.

The emperor affirmed what he thought in his heart, "I want both." The emperor said lightly. "Reporting to the emperor, according to the ancestral system, there is only one princess and concubine of the county king, and it may be inappropriate to have both." Chen Shilang was a little helpless, he couldn't think of such an answer. "Su Qingshu is the main concubine, and Xia Shuning is the side concubine. For the time being, I have wronged this child to be the side concubine. Eleventh is seventeen years old. There are many people and more branches and leaves. Now the royal heirs should be withered. Let's draw up a decree, later I'll come down in a few days." "Yes" Chen Shilang reconfirmed that he heard correctly, the emperor said that he was wronged for the time being, and the concubine could not be abolished without major mistakes, which means... the king of Duanjun will be very noble in the future.Chen Shilang regretted that his daughter married the seventh prince, and hated that he didn't have another daughter.

No one in Duanjun Palace knew about these things at all. All they knew was that the Ministry of Rites was selecting a concubine for the county king, and there would be a mistress soon.Zhao Xiyan was taking Xiangyun to Yougu Garden to see Ruyu and the child. Since the child was born, people kept visiting and giving gifts, and Zhao Xiyan was tired of dealing with it.

Ruyu was teasing the children in the bedroom, but she hadn't noticed that Zhao Xiyan was here.Suddenly he looked up and found that Zhao Xiyan had been looking at their mother and son.Ruyu hurriedly wanted to get up and salute, but was stopped by Zhao Xiyan, "Don't salute when you are confinement, just take a good rest, don't have so many rules." "Yes, I have thanked the county king." At this moment, Ruyu really hopes that Zhao Xiyan is Zhao Xiyan. "This child really looks like you. He doesn't cry or make trouble, and he's not afraid of life. He will be a handsome boy when he grows up." Zhao Xiyan hugged Zhao Qichen from the nanny's hand, and looked at him lovingly. "Little son, the eyebrows and eyes are also very similar to you, the king of the county." Ruyu felt harsh when she heard the nanny's words, and suppressed her smile. Zhao Xiyan and Zhao Xiyan looked alike, and this child looked like Zhao Xiyan.Zhao Xiyan was always careful and noticed it, so he changed the subject. "Lin, the child should have no major problems right now, and it's already full moon. Should he be able to go out?"

"If you go back to the prince of the county, it's fine. Don't worry." "Okay, Ruyu, you should prepare and enter the palace to face the saint in a few days. Now that you are a side concubine, you need to enter the palace twice a month to give your mother My concubine please greet me. Father is anxious to see his grandson, this time he is face-to-face, so we must not lose etiquette." Ruyu panicked, "Entering the palace face-to-face? Please be safe?" "Yes, you don't have to be nervous, father, mother and concubine are just It's just to meet you, to meet the child. It's good to be polite." Zhao Xiyan could see that she was nervous, so he said some comforting words, knowing that his mother and concubine were not easy to talk to.